Thomas J. Watson
entrepreneur, computer scientist, chief executive officer
Read on Wikipedia1874 – 1956
All Quotes by Thomas J. Watson
“Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.”
“Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.”
“If you want to succeed, double your failure rate.”
“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less than excellent work.”
“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of "crackpot" than the stigma of conformity.”
“You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success - on the far side of failure.”
“Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.”
“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.”
“Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?”
“To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart.”
“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.”
“Good design is good business.”
“If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.”
“All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work.”
“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.”
“Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.”